KEW BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON LOCAL AREA GUIDE KEW BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON WELCOME TO KEW BRIDGE WEST A stunning new development of 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses ideally located on Kew Bridge Road. This is a location that fuses history and heritage with chic contemporary living. A true ‘London village’ lifestyle with a traditional cricket green just minutes away yet with one of London’s most stylish modern shopping malls and the capital itself both within easy reach. Generations of royals discovered the appeal of the area centuries ago, building palaces, creating royal hunting parks, and arriving in style by royal barge along the Thames. Today, living at Kew Bridge West means you are perfectly placed to take advantage of this fabulous location. Within this guide you can discover the wealth of wonderful places to shop and explore areas in which to relax and unwind – from well-known treasures to hidden gems. CONTENTS EATING OUT 4 BARS & PUBS 6 HEALTH & FITNESS 8 SHOPPING 10 ENTERTAINMENT 12 LOCAL PARKS 14 HEALTHCARE 16 EDUCATION 17 TRAVEL 18 02 Computer generated image. 03 The Botanist on the Green The Glasshouse Origin Asia Gastropub Modern European Indian 3-5 Kew Green, TW9 3AA 14 Station Parade, Kew, TW9 3PZ 100 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2PQ t: 020 8948 4838 t: 020 8940 6777 t: 020 8948 0509 www.thebotanistkew.com www.glasshouserestaurant.co.uk www.originasia.y4f.co/ The Botanist Brewery and Kitchen prides itself A Michelin starred restaurant, the cuisine at The menu at Origin Asia features dishes from on ‘simple, honest food freshly prepared’ using The Glasshouse is – unsurprisingly – based on almost every region in the sub-continent, and seasonal ingredients with a focus on produce classical French cuisine, but also draws upon the restaurant has achieved a raft of good sourced from British suppliers. They will the cooking of Spain and Italy, with a modern reviews within several London newspapers suggest the perfect beer and ale to complement European style that ranges from rustic to refined. and guides. They also offer a take-away your meal, including those made in their Expect braised dishes like navarin of lamb, version of their cuisine. own micro-brewery. assiette of pork with fillet, belly and cheeks served with apple and choucroute tart, and the Chella Newens (The Original Maids of Honour) restaurant’s signature 'salad of wood pigeon with truffled egg'. Persian Tea Shop 142 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 1PU 288 Kew Road, Kew Gardens, TW9 3DU La Trompette t: 020 8994 6816 t: 020 8940 2752 French www.chella-restaurant.co.uk www.theoriginalmaidsofhonour.co.uk 5-7 Devonshire Road, Chiswick, W4 2EU First opened in Tehran 50 years ago by the Kew Village is the ideal setting for one of the father of one of the owners, this restaurant oldest tea rooms in the country. Established 300 t: 020 8747 1836 takes the traditional range of Iranian dishes years ago and run by the fifth generation of the www.latrompette.co.uk from mezze, koobideh, chenjeh and makhsoos original family, it serves delicious, traditional Chiswick’s sister to Kew's Glasshouse, here to ghafghazi and joojey – and delivers them in home-made savouries and delicate cakes whose the food is predominantly French, with strong a modern cosmopolitan atmosphere. history dates back to Tudor Times – served warm roots in the regional cooking of the South and from the bakery’s ovens. South West. Charcuterie, confits and foie gras Rock & Rose dishes define the restaurant's style, as do the International Kew Grill desserts such as the coffee marquis or ice cream filled profiteroles. 106-108 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2PQ EATING OUT Modern British t: 020 8948 8008 10b Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3BH Café Rouge www.rockandroserestaurant.com t: 020 8948 4433 From café society to restaurants awarded the French ‘Food with passion and glamour’ – Rock & Rose www.awtrestaurants.com 85 Strand on the Green, Kew Bridge, W4 3NN is where food meets glamorous style, opulent highest accolade for cuisine. Country pubs, Opposite Kew Gardens, the Antony Worrall and decadent décor. The influences for the lunch t: 020 8995 6575 sophisticated watering holes, well-established Thompson restaurant Kew Grill has the motto, and dinner menu are modern European and “Real food for Real people… with no fuss.” With www.caferouge.co.uk British, with a bit of Pacific fusion thrown in. The chains and esoteric unique one-offs – at Kew an emphasis on quality traditional dishes, and The Café Rouge chain is known for its authentic restaurant is renowned for its lobster linguine Bridge West you can enjoy a taste of it all. with many of the ingredients sourced from the French ambiance, serving an all-day menu from and crispy chilli salt squid while cocktails are chef’s own farms, it offers an a la carte menu continental breakfasts and coffee to classic also a speciality, served in the seductive bar. as well as lunch specials. French dishes such as steak frites and boeuf bourguignon, croques and baguettes. Annie’s Chiswick British 162 Thames Road, Chiswick, W4 3QS t: 020 8994 9080 www.anniesrestaurant.co.uk Annie’s offers brunch, lunch and dinner every day and is distinctly ‘modern Brit-erranean’ in style. Tucked away by the river, Annie’s is perfect for popping in for a coffee, lunch with friends or a romantic dinner. There are daily specials, new tastes to try as well as their much loved classics. 04 05 The Inn at Kew Gardens Coach and Horses The Greyhound The Kew Gardens Hotel, 292 Sandycombe Road, 8 Kew Green, Kew, TW9 3BH 82 Kew Green, Kew, TW9 3AP Kew, TW9 3NG t: 020 8940 1208 t: 020 8332 9666 t: 020 8940 2220 www.coachhotelkew.co.uk www.thegreyhoundkew.co.uk www.kewgardenshotel.com Opposite St Anne’s Church on Kew Green, this With its striking Tudor-style architecture, beer This is a freehold pub with restaurant in a Young’s Beer hostelry has 18th-Century origins garden and Kew Green as its front lawn, the boutique hotel in the heart of Kew village. The and aims to provide a relaxed local pub Greyhound is open for breakfast and morning restaurant offers a mix of Modern European atmosphere combining an impressive list of cask coffee, as well as lunches and late night private cooking and Sunday roasts, while the pub has a ales and ‘the best in British food’ including both dining – with a dining room that has fantastic good choice of real ales and an extensive cocktail classic pub dishes and modern gastropub views across Kew Green. At the rear of the pub menu with a choice of several types of Martinis, favourites. Using as much local produce as the decked garden space features several from the classics to contemporary ones with a possible, the menu is reviewed each season – so enclosed Pods, each Pod featuring a twist. There is live acoustic music on the last expect everything from English asparagus, and personalised heater, music and a Tuesday of every month. Barnsley lamb chops, to fresh scallops from service-call button. English waters. Sam’s Brasserie & Bar Barley Mow Centre, 11 Barley Mow Passage, Carvosso’s at 210 Chiswick, W4 4PH 210 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 1PD t: 020 8987 0555 t: 020 8995 9121 BARS & PUBS www.samsbrasserie.co.uk www.carvossosat210.co.uk This informal 100-seat brasserie and 55-seat One of Chiswick's top wine bars and eateries, bar is open all day every day until late offering offering relaxed dining and fine wine and a very There is an extensive choice of bars and pubs within easy reach of a varied menu from light salads to traditional warm welcome throughout the day, every day of Kew Bridge West – from traditional ‘English’ pubs steeped in history roasts. The bar itself is stylish and charming and the year. The bar area is the perfect place to serves a range of cocktails and drinks made by socialise with friends or colleagues. The wine to contemporary bar and café society with a European influence. the professional and friendly bar staff. There is list boasts over 150 wines and an impressive Wrap up warm and stroll down to the ‘local’ during winter or relax live entertainment too, with soul and jazz acts collection of magnums. There are also draught performing most weekends. and bottled beers available as well as cocktails. in the warm summer sun with a cool refreshing drink. The Rose and Crown 79 Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AH t: 020 8940 2078 www.chefandbrewer.com A Chef and Brewer pub, the Rose & Crown serves freshly cooked, good value pub food with specials that change on a daily basis. It is also known for its lunch and evening deals, with a menu ranging from steaks and grills to vegetarian. There are also specialist evenings including ‘fish nights’, while its famous platters are ideal for sharing with friends and family. High Road House & Brasserie 162-170 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 1PR t: 020 8742 7474 www.highroadhouse.co.uk This boutique hotel and private member’s club is located in the heart of Chiswick. The highly regarded brasserie is open daily and has indoor and outdoor seating all year round. This is the ideal place to meet friends for a light snack, lunch or dinner or just for a drink at the bar. Coach and Horses 06 07 The Hogarth Health Club Kew Cricket Club Kingston Riding Centre Airedale Avenue, Chiswick, W4 2NW The Pavilion, Kew Green, TW9 3AH 38 Crescent Road, Kingston Upon Thames, t: 020 8995 4600 t: 020 8940 9155 KT2 7RG www.thehogarth.co.uk www.kewcc.co.uk t: 020 8546 6361 A warm and friendly club where you can enjoy Kew Cricket Club was formed in 1882.